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>I have a few Indian spice in individual bottles but what if I do this:
> put each of them in ziplock bag and then place all these ziplock bags
> in a big airtight rubbermaid container? I am assuming that these
> containers are airtight. May be not enough for spice? Then is there
> anyhtign made of plastic, i.e light material to store them and in fact
> minimize space by placing them in the same container. I use them
> rarely but I want to keep them; I am not ready to leave them behind
> when I move.
>
> I also have raw sesame seeds in a bottle. I was going to make hummus
> but never got aorund to it except roast some of them. Bottles are
> heavy to carry when I move. Even if I hire people, I still have to put
> them in place. Beside, there is space issue in th condo I will be
> moving to. So what if I put them in seperate ziplock bag? Do I need to
> place the bag in airtight container? I have lots of rubber maid
> container.
>
>
Put what you want to store in a ziplock bag, compresss the air out, and
freeze it. You can take what you're going to use out of the freezer anytime.
This doesn't work as well for powders. All the Indian seasonings I buy are
the original seeds, and so forth, and I grind just before use.

Kent